Dietetic Internship Curriculum

The UW Health Dietetic Internship Program has a medical nutrition therapy concentration. Beginning in 2015, the UW Health Dietetic Internship Program is a 39-week, supervised practice experience consisting of clinical supervised practice and advanced nutrition learning. The program includes clinical, community, public health and food systems administration experiences. Interns are in rotations a minimum of 32 hours per week, Tuesday through Friday.

The internship is integrated with the UW-Madison Capstone Certificate Program in Clinical Nutrition-Dietetic Internship as NS 670 Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum I (3 credits), and NS 671 Nutrition and Dietetic Practicum II (3 credits).

Requirements of Program Completion

Completion of the UW-Madison Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition-Dietetic Internship (NS 650, 651, 652, 653, 670, 671). The required courses for the online courses (NS 650, 651, 652, 653) were developed while considering the program learning goals and after identifying the specific set of skills needed by an advanced practice clinical nutritionist.

Students must earn ≥ 3.00 GPA on all course work attempted for the certificate program.

No program courses (Ns 650, 651, 652, 653, 670, 671) with grades less than B will be accepted for certificate completion.

Students receiving an Incomplete (I) grade are allowed the subsequent semester of enrollment to complete the course work.

Completion of all ACEND-accredited rotation competencies at satisfactory level as aligned with the grading system (NS 670 and NS 671), consistent with the achievement of performance for entry-level dietitians.

Completion of Internship projects at required level of satisfaction:

Case Study Presentation

Journal Club Presentation

Behavior Assessment

E-Portfolio

Dietetic interns must complete all requirements of the Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition-Dietetic Internship and demonstrate satisfactory completion of ACEND program competencies prior to the signing of the Dietetic Internship Verification Statement.

The online UW-Madison Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition is also available without the Dietetic Internship. It is designed for new graduates (prospective interns), current interns and experienced professionals seeking advanced clinical nutrition training. The Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition may increase your chances of matching to competitive internship programs. The courses earn full graduate credit, which students may subsequently use in relevant graduate/professional degree programs at UW-Madison and other institutions.